C. S. Lewis is the Man

Love my forgive all infirmities and love still inspite of them, but love cannot cease to will their removal. --The Four Loves

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. --The Four Loves

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. --The Four Loves

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. --Mere Christianity

And finally (though I don't know the source):
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.